LICSW, 8 years of experience
I am a bilingual, independent clinical social worker with a background in public health and more than 18 years of experience in both physical and mental health care. Over the past seven years, my focus has been on providing mental health therapy to individuals seeking meaningful change and personal growth. In my practice, I work collaboratively with clients to deepen their self-awareness, explore the emotional and relational aspects of their experiences, and identify patterns in thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that influence daily life. My goal is to empower clients to build effective coping skills, navigate life’s challenges with confidence, and enhance their overall well-being. I am fluent in Amharic and offer therapy in both English and Amharic to best support the needs of my clients.
In our first session, we’ll begin with a brief introduction and take time to get to know each other. I’ll learn about your specific needs, goals, and expectations, and I’ll also share what you can expect from me as your therapist. Together, we’ll use this information to create a plan for our follow-up sessions and start building a supportive, collaborative foundation for your therapeutic journey.
With over 18 years of experience in both physical and mental health, I take a collaborative and compassionate approach to therapy. Together, we’ll identify your unique mental health and wellness challenges, explore ways to overcome or manage them, and develop personalized coping strategies that fit your needs. My goal is to create a tailored plan that supports measurable progress and helps you build a healthier, more balanced life.
I enjoy working with young adults and adults from diverse cultural backgrounds. My approach is collaborative and supportive—I work together with clients to explore their unique mental health challenges, understand difficult emotions and their sources, and replace unhelpful thought patterns with more positive, empowering perspectives. I believe that challenges can be opportunities for growth, and my goal is to help clients build resilience, enhance coping skills, and reach their fullest potential.
Explore client thought patterns, behaviors, feelings , explore the connections and how it affect each other and how its affect our day to day routines, life Goals...
chooses their techniques based on the client’s unique needs, exploring client strength , reviewing, using open ended questions, reframing barriers or weakness-normalizing the weakness , maximizing usage of strength for day to day routines, tracking or journaling
Help the client to be aware about trauma effect, aware about the feelings due to unaddressed traumatic events , explore individualized symptom, teach skills /the way of challenging unhelpful thoughts , explore changing belief regarding traumatic events or effects
recognize and understand my own culture and how it influences my relationship with a client, integrate cultural sensitivity practices into the treatment recognize and respect differences and take steps to communicate and interact empathetically with my clients from diverse backgrounds
Grief experience is individualized, learn the type of the grief, the losses and provide individualized intervention , introduce the grief stages, process the feelings based on the stages , normalized and teach coping skills